Jean-Jacques Blaise d'Abbadie

Jean-Jacques Blaise d'Abbadie
Portrait of Jean-Jacques Blaise d'Abbadie by an unknown artist
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12th French Governor of Louisiana
In office
1763–1765
MonarchLouis XV
Preceded byLouis Billouart de Kerlerec
Succeeded byCharles Philippe Aubry
Personal details
Born(1726-02-04)February 4, 1726
Audaux, France
DiedFebruary 4, 1765(1765-02-04) (aged 39)
Nueva Orleans, Luisiana, New Spain, Spanish Empire
Resting placeSt. Louis Cathedral
Military service
AllegianceKingdom of France Kingdom of France
Branch/serviceFrench Navy
Years of service1742-1761
RankCommissary-General
Battles/warsWar of the Austrian Succession
Seven Years' War

Jean-Jacques Blaise d'Abbadie (February 4, 1726 – February 4, 1765, New Orleans) was the French Director-general of the Colony of Louisiana. He served from February 1763 until he died in office two years later, in New Orleans.[1]

  1. ^ Cowan, Walter Greaves; McGuire, Jack B. (2008). "Jean Jacques Blaise d'Abbadie (1763-1765)". Louisiana governors: rulers, rascals, and reformers. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 34. ISBN 978-1-934110-90-4. JSTOR j.ctt2tvnr6.